Legal Opinion
United States v. William Thomas
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided August 1, 1975No. 74-1823PublishedCited by 19 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WEBSTER, Circuit Judge.
William Thomas was convicted of attempted aggravated bank robbery in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 2113(d). 1 In his appeal, Thomas challenges (1) the volun-tariness of his pre-trial confession, (2) the trial court’s instruction to the jury on the meaning of “putting in jeopardy” as used in the statute, (3) the propriety of the court’s sending the exhibits to the jury room, (4) the refusal to grant a mistrial after two allegedly inconsistent verdicts were returned, and (5) the sufficiency of the evidence to support the judgment of conviction.
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2Cases cited31 opinions
- Kotteakos v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1946
- Jackson v. DennoSupreme Court of the United States · 1964
- Andrews v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
- Durham v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
- Loy Lavator Baker v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1969
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3Cited by19 opinions
- United States v. Ellis Burrell, Billy J. Henry, Jon P. Hammonds, William D. Hatch, John Jones, and Steven E. WilliamsCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1992
- United States v. Don Phillip DeangeloCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1994
- United States v. Jack RoseCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1984
- United States v. James CobbCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1977
- United States v. Ralph Bear Killer, Jr.Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1976
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